Anesthetic-frame.



E. V. E'RLANDSON.

ANESTHETIC FRAME.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-24. I917.

Patented Feb. 26. 1918.

8 mm w W UNITED squares PATENT amen.

ELFRIEDA VICTORIA ERLANDSON, OE GALESBURG, ILLINOIS.

ANESTHETIOFRAME.

Application filed August 24, 1917.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELFRIEDA V. ERLAND- soN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and resident of Galesburg, in the county of Knox and State ofIllinois, have invented a new and useful Anesthetic-Frame, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to devices used to support the sheet commonlyemployed when an anesthetic is administered to a patient, and itconsists, substantially, in the improvements hereinafter described.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a novel frame of thecharacter above defined, whereby the sheet is supported advantageouslyfor both the surgeon, the anesthetist, and the nurse.

Another object is to so dispose the sheetclasping elements, withreference to the support per 86, that they are most convenient foraccess.

Another object is to so construct the device that it may be quicklytaken apart whereby to compact it for removal from place to place.

Still another object is to so construct the device that it may not beeasily tipped over, either from the sheet drawing thereon or from anaccidental blow.

The nature of the invention is such that it will be readily understoodby reference to the accompanying drawings and the following description,but it must be understood that the drawings show and the descriptionsets forth only that particular embodiment which I at present prefer,and that the details are subject to much modification without departingfrom the princi ples and novel features of the invention as defined inthe appended claims.

In said drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating the application of myimprovements;

Fig. 2, a front elevation of the complete device;

Fig. 3, an edge elevation thereof; and

Fig. 4, an enlarged fragmental detail of that portion of one of the legsof the device in which the clip-receiving eye is formed.

Considering the drawings in detail, and referring to each of the partsby a reference character which is uniformly employed throughout theseveral views, 2 indicates the top of an operating-table, and 3 a sheetsuch as is commonly employed in surgical operations.

Specification of Letters Patent.

latented Feb. 2%, 1918.

Serial No. 188,028.

a designates a supporting-arch preferably made of a heavy spring wire orrod, each of its legs being provided at its terminal portion withthreads 5.

6, 6 denote feet, each of which is preferably elongated at its rearportion whereby to prevent the weightof the sheet from drawing ortipping the frame toward the foot of the table. Also each foot ispreferably made of metal and is rather heavy, in order that the frameshall not be over thrown by any ordinary blow or from any other cause.Each foot is provided with an internally threaded socket 7 having anaperture adapted for engagement by one of the threaded legs or standardsof the arch. Thus the feet may be quickly removed when it is desired tocarry it about, and the entire device may be compactly arranged in anyconveniently shaped package. In order that the elongated portions of thefeet may be securely held in the desired rearwardly directed positions,and further in order that either or both feet may be effectivelyprevented from turning to an undesired position I have provided anadjusting-screw 8 which passes transversely through one side of thesocket 7 and bears against the leg.

One of the main features of my improvements resides in the spring-clipsor clasps 9, for by the use of these the sheet may be almost instantlyattached to or detached from the supportingarch. These Clasps may be ofany preferred and suitable construction, those illustrated being (ingeneral) of an ordinary commercial type comprising a pair of leaves 10,10 fulcrumed together near their midlengths by means of a rivet 11 whichis embraced by a spring 15 the respective ends of which bear against thehandle portions of the leaves 10 and 10 to force them apart and thusyieldingly press the jaw ends of the leaves together.

To each leaf 10 I secure, by soldering or otherwise, a shank 12 which isswiveled in an eye 13 formed in a boss l t in each leg of the arch. Theshanks are secured in the eyes 13 in any suitable manner, but are shownas held by merely riveting their terminals.

To apply or secure the sheet to the arch one of its edges (which I mayterm the front one) is directed toward the jaws of the clasps and theseare then operated to grasp it. The rear end of the sheet is thenreversed and drawn rearwardly over the arch, to cover the body of thepatient, his head however being entirely exposed to the view of theanesthetist, either for the administration of the anesthetic or fordetermination of the patients condition. The sheet will moreover be heldin a position extremely convenient for the surgeon and the nurse, nomatter what part of the patient is being operated upon. he object inswiveling or otherwise rotatorily mounting the clasps in the eyes 13 isprimarily in order that they may turn to accommodate themselves to theposition of the sheet, thus practically eliminating danger of tearingit.

Having thus set forth the purpose, the nature, and some of theadvantages of the Copies of this patent may be obtained for five centseach, by addressing Washington, D. 0.

invention I claim as new the following, to-

wit:

1. A device of the character described, comprising an arch, andsheet-clasping elements rotatorily connected therewith.

2. A device of the character described, comprising an arch, feetremovably connected with the standards thereof, means whereby the feetmay be locked in predetermined positions relative to said standards, andsheet-clasping means engaging the arch.

In witness whereof I hereunto aflix my signature this 17th day ofAugust, 1917.

ELFRIEDA VICTORIA ERLANDSON.

the Commissioner of Patents.

